Hachijojima is a volcanic island about 300 kilometers away from Tokyo, Japan. After the War, Hachijo’s tourism industry developed vigorously. At that time, it was difficult for ordinary people to obtain an overseas passport. Hachijo Island was famous for its pacific island vacation and hotspring, and which only took less than one hour’s flight from Tokyo. A perfect honeymoon destination. At that time, Hachijo was called "Oriental Hawaii", under the propaganda, a lot of investment and real estate development quickly poured in the 1970s.
Hachijo Royal Hotel (八丈ロイヤルホテル) is a luxury hotel modeled after French Baroque architecture. When it opened in 1963, it was the largest hotel in Japan, attracting a growing middle-class population from Tokyo itself, and the Hachijo Royal Hotel doubled as a showcase for Japan's economic prosperity.
But the Japanese government lifted restrictions on overseas travel in the 1980s, also overseas travel has become cheaper due to the development of the aviation industry, Hawaii, which is popular with the Japanese, has become more accessible, and Hachijo has become less charming. The operation of the hotel went from bad to worse. The tropical climate and the sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean have quickly weathered the hotel and turned it into a jungle. How sad it is to see this once magnificent hotel fall into ruins and inevitably collapse.
